Monday, November 28, 2011

hiI made another shdow box....I made it for one of my frnd cum colleague for his wedding..Completed it in almost 1 n half hours...just writing text is left...:DI loved the way it comes out...it was so clean n perfect...i loved it...

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Finally I have set up the new layout for Imaginationsonline.com, now its based on Opencart. Previously I used Zen Cart for the site but it lacked a lot of reporting features but Opencart has them all. Though during the transition I am not able to migrate my old data from Zen Cart to Opencart but slowly I will build up catalog.

Now enough of the technical blah blah blah, the main point is that we have a new fresh looking layout and we will be slowly adding up products.

Old customers need to register again but now you will be able to get more benefits with this layout so I guess this much hiccup is forgivable.

Also one more important point to notice, Due to certain taxes and fluctuation of the dollar price the prices of products will increase by 4%-12%. Old orders are still for the old prices but any new order will have the new pricing.

Now the benefits for the customer:

1. We have now two shipping options, Flat Shipping and Free Shipping. The flat shipping will be Rs. 250 for any order. Free shipping will be for all the orders above Rs. 8000.

2. Prices will be only visible after you log on in the system. (Due to some cache problem the price might show as $ but they are INR)

3. Reward Poinst: This is the latest addition, now from time to time Reward Points will be offered, for example on showcasing our products in your projects, making purchases, referring friends etc. You will have the option to buy items from these Reward Points.

4. We are also working with Debit Card acceptance but still not implementing it because due to service charges levied by the Debit Card/Credit Card processor we will have to increase the prices by 8% (They charge 8% per transaction) Do tell me if you really want this option.

5. We will also have option to Pre-order certain items. So you can pre-order and get them within 15-20 days.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanks for being so supportive and participating in the DT Call of Imaginationsonline.com , to be honest I didn't expected this much number of entries :).

It took a lot of time for me and my partners to check every entry and vote on different aspects. Our criteria was the following:

1. Projects itself
2. Photography
3. Description

There was voting by four of us so someone got more votes from one person while get less votes by other. This is important as due to it we might not have gotten the best person but we have got the persons who are more accepted by all of us.

Without troubling you more with my long post here are our DT members selected by us:

So now the fun part, Anita & Mallika are our DT Members (as long as they follow our rules and would like to be our DT members). And Kavi Tha, Pooja and Kalindi will also receive free DT Goodies in Dec 2011 as being our runner up.

Kindly send me your addresses by Email to Adityastar@gmail.com , so that I may send you DT goodies and also send more information regarding the DT work.

Now some information regarding the store, First of all we are doing a major design change in our store which will reflect soon. Second due many factors the prices of products may increase 5-10% which will be like Rs. 5-10 on a product of Rs. 100, however to cope up with the price increase there will be Flat shipping charge and also Free shipping on certain purchases.

DT members will get special discount and so will be old customers. Don't get upset if you are not selected. All of you were great but unfortunetly some have to be left down.

Friday, November 18, 2011

This is first time I am going to sell anything used and I am not very good at this. Anyway, recently I purchased Silhouette Cameo and hence my old Silhouette SD will be of no use, so I want to sell it off.

The following things are included in this sale:

1. Silhouette SD Digital Cutter (almost new in condition with no marks on it, I keep my machines with care) This machine is 7-8 month old but used very less as I have changed the blade only one time.

2. The Cables, Software CD (though the latest software is available on net for free)

3. One Extra Brand New Blade (This is worth Rs. 1300)

4. Free Shipping (atleast worth Rs. 1000)

5. 2 Custom Cutting Mats (not worth much, but will help you in cutting)

What things are damaged : Silhouette Cutting Mats, they were not sticky at all and even with one used they were useless. However I will include them too.

Also I used $10 Card hence to overcome it I will provide a CD containing 20 Designs (Worth $20).

I must say that the condition of the machine is excellent without any mark or any damage. So don't worry about that. I will also include the pic of the machine tomorrow in this post.

Price: Price is not a big issue as the machine is not much use for me, however don't expect it very cheap. I am expecting a price of 11K - 12K, including free shipping, Prices are negotiable. So if you are interested then feel free to mail me. My mail id is adityastar@gmail.com

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hi, finally I made it. Yes, it was difficult to check all the entries and then number them and select a winner by Random.org, It was difficult because due to 14th Nov program and its hangover, I didn't had enough time to do any work. I have to finish lots of pending works. However, as promised the blog candy winner has to be announced and here I present you the lucky person who won the candy...

Congrtulations on your new store.Your store's website looks impressive.I am very delighted that someone actually took an effort to bring out the craft to India.We are lacking in supplies and your store just comes to our rescue.Best wishes on your beautiful start.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Friends, first of all sorry that the result of Blog Candy is delayed for one day. Yesterday I was busy with my stall at JP International School, Shahjahanpur and hence today I rested, actually not rested but enjoyed my new car and new HCL Tablet. Today also I received my lot of books which I ordered for Imaginationsonline.com, I will soon upload them to the store.

First of all a little warning, this post is pic heavy.

Now today I wanted to share three great things with you, first the pics of my stall. The event went great and the best thing that there was no person in the whole visitors who missed my stall, everyone visited us and were fascinated with the cool craft supplies, papertoys, handmade cards and quilled envelops (which was sent by Neha Jain). My stall also won the Best stall prize and I got a Mobile Phone as prize.

Second, today I received my books lot and though there are many books and comics in that lot which will soon be added to the online store but the one which I loved most and is most notable one is : Papertoy Monsters: 50 Cool Papertoys you can make yourself, this book is imported from US and is a compilation of 50 scary (actually cute) Paper Monsters designed by Castleforte and 24 more papertoy designers.The best part of this book is that all the toys are precut, prescored, so basically you will need to pop-out, fold and glue to make your own. This book will soon be available to order through Imaginationsonline. The Indian Price of this book is Rs. 900 but for limited time I will be offering free shipping with this book. The stock is limited and I won't be importing more before next year, so you can get one now or wait till Jan if you missed.

Here are pics of the Book Cover and all the toys it have:

Third and last, on Sunday I created 20 cards in less than 3 hours and they all were liked in the stall, I am so happy that I want you all to get bored by seeing them, hence I am posting all the pics here :)

Sorry, I couldn't add all the info of items used right now as it is tiresome work. I will add details over coming days, however all the items used in the above cards are available through Imaginationsonline.com

"I used different papers from the Love Letter paper pad and arranged them in strips with width in ascending order from left to right. I wanted the papers to shine and so decided not to add much details on this one. For the sentiment, I used a sticker from the Echo Park Victoria Garden Collection and added some mulberry flowers to finish off the card."

One more thing I wanted to share, Ujjwal is our store's Honorary Designer, since she is already busy with many prior commitments so she won't be able to make much projects for us, but still she might be able to show her creativity every now and then.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Today I created my first Explosion box, I have never tried to create Explosion boxes but since I found a template for Explosion box on Silhouette Online so I decided to create one. I used a variety of resources which I will list later. First pics of the box:

Saturday, November 5, 2011

I tried Mod-Podge on my switch board, this time I wanted to decorate the dirty switch boards but do not want to change them as it would have taken time and money also, but bigger problem was that we do not have shops here which sell decorative switch boards.

This was my first attempt but the result is much beautiful than what it looks in the pic.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Recently I added Mod-Podge in the inventory of Imaginations and I was wondering if I could use it on any project. The reason is this that almost everything can be created with Mod-Podge. You might not believe but if you want your roon door to be colorful with your fav pattern paper then it is also possible. Mod-Podge is an adhesive and permanent sealer. It also protects paper, if you apply one or two coat on paper.

I tried to make a basic item using Mod-Podge which is versatile and most used in any household, Cardboard Coasters.

His store is still under construction but soon it will be online and then you can purchase his toys for very cheap prices. The quality of product is very great comparing to the price, I mean you won't expect a 300 GSM sheet with beautiful paper toys pattern printed for just Rs. 49/-.

I was lucky enough to get a chance to have his latest creation Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi Paper Toys just on the Day of Dhanteras and I created them. They were looking so beautiful that at one moment the thought struck to me that this year we do not need Ganesh Laxmi pair to be purchased but instead we do our pooja. Isn't it funny :)

Anyway without further boring with my talks here is the pic of toys I made from Kshiraj Telang's DIY Paper Toy Template:

Do let me know how you like them and also make a visit to Toonholic's Facebook page to know more future additions of paper toys and also the launch of their website.

I have decided to offer a small gift to one of the lucky customer every month. The prize is not very big but is sure enough to bring smile on the face. The prize will be surprise till the winner receive it.

I used random customer from the 12 Customers of Oct 2011. I also gave extra entries to those who have ordered more than Rs. 5000, for eg. one extra entry for order above 5000, two extra entry for order above 10000 and so on.